Meet the Students

In order to serve the neediest and most academically motivated students our students are selected through a competitive application process that asses their desire and dedication to learn, academic aptitude, and financial situation. We interviewed 300 students for 45 spaces. Our selection was based on interviews with students and a basic assessment exam, family interviews, and several visits to the candidates home to assess their level of need. All of our students are incredibly academically gifted and unable to pay even a small fee to attend school. We focus on serving talented students most vulnerable to sexual abuse and prostitution, and without our school our students would face very grim futures. Many of our students are or street children or orphans, and many are HIV positive. To qualify for admittance parents must be dead or unemployed and without familial or other resources. Our school will grow with our students, meaning that during our first year we will start with pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade students. (One note: Children in the Luo tribe are given a last name according to the time of day that they are born. While several of our children have the same “last names,” they are not related, as we only take one child per family). To find out which of our students are still in need of sponsorship, please click here.